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Unpacking Global Service-Learning In Developing Contexts: A Case Study From Rural Tanzania, Ann M. Oberhauser, Rita Daniels Aug 2019

Unpacking Global Service-Learning In Developing Contexts: A Case Study From Rural Tanzania, Ann M. Oberhauser, Rita Daniels

Ann Oberhauser

This article examines intercultural aspects of global service-learning (GSL) focused on gender and sustainable development in rural Tanzania. The discussion draws from critical development and postcolonial feminist approaches to examine how GSL addresses globalization, social histories, and political economies of development. The empirical analysis is based on a program that is designed to develop global awareness, intercultural competence, and critical thinking among students and communities. The relationships, discourses, and actions of the participants are examined through written assignments, a focus group discussion, and observations of activities and the community. The findings of this study contribute to broader debates concerning experiential …

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Black Women Personhood.Png, Lynell Hodge Apr 2019

Black Women Personhood.Png, Lynell Hodge

Lynell Hodge, EdD

Black women in America; a contemplative qualitative study that explores how art communicates who they are, what purpose they serve, and moreover how those messages are internalized. Utilizing the cultural iceberg model (Hall, 1976) as the theoretical framework to draw connections to the process of transmitted historical and contemporary cultural messages specific to Black women bodies in art.This qualitative study attempts to understand the impact of vicarious messages in reference to Black women bodies to facilitate a deeper consideration and context of their experiences, and magnify the pervasiveness of marginalization.

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Review : Female Identity In Contemporary Zimbabwean Fiction By Katrin Berndt., Ann Elizabeth Willey Sep 2017

Review : Female Identity In Contemporary Zimbabwean Fiction By Katrin Berndt., Ann Elizabeth Willey

Ann Elizabeth Willey

No abstract provided.

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Ritual And Roles For Women In Werewere Liking's L'Amour-Cent-Vies., Ann Elizabeth Willey Aug 2017

Ritual And Roles For Women In Werewere Liking's L'Amour-Cent-Vies., Ann Elizabeth Willey

Ann Elizabeth Willey

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Fulfilling The U.S. Obligation To Prevent Exterminationism: A Comprehensive Approach To Regulating Hate Speech And Dismantling Systems Of Genocide., Sarah E. Ryan Dec 2011

Fulfilling The U.S. Obligation To Prevent Exterminationism: A Comprehensive Approach To Regulating Hate Speech And Dismantling Systems Of Genocide., Sarah E. Ryan

Sarah E Ryan

No abstract provided.

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Heart Of A Lion, Mind Full Of Pride: The Paradox Of Teaching E-E As A Heuristic For Homegrown Change In Rwanda, Sarah E. Ryan Dec 2010

Heart Of A Lion, Mind Full Of Pride: The Paradox Of Teaching E-E As A Heuristic For Homegrown Change In Rwanda, Sarah E. Ryan

Sarah E Ryan

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The Dilemmas Of Post-Identity Organizing: Unmaking Feminist Ties In Southern Rwanda, Sarah E. Ryan Dec 2010

The Dilemmas Of Post-Identity Organizing: Unmaking Feminist Ties In Southern Rwanda, Sarah E. Ryan

Sarah E Ryan

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